Attendance:Олеся Гольдина, Дмитрий Люкманов, Александра Бедненко, Мария Горшенина, Анна Перепелицына,Демьян Огородов, Юлия Огородова, Дмитрий Ефимов, Arianna Scroccaro, Martina Bergamaschi, Анна Манченкова,
IN CLASS:
TALKING POINT Does Halloween really matter in Russia? Are you going to celebrate it? Why/Why not? YOUR ESSAYS Teacher's notes YOUTUBE PROJECT Your verdict on the presentations of Dmitry, Ann, Alexandra and Andrew. What would you want to do to better your presentation skills? HOME TASK Study pack on Education (Finland's schools)
HOME ASSIGNMENT:A) WHAT COLLEGES WILL TEACH AT 2025Read the article and work with the study pack created by your group mate Dmitry Efimov
B) WRITINGWrite a spooky story. Genre: A short story (Narrative) written to SCARE (and amuse) the reader. The writer uses descriptive language and imagery and techniques (such as building suspense or tension or leaving details to the reader’s imagination) to stimulate the reader’s imagination. Your Task: You are to write a short horror story that includes many of the traditional elements that you would expect to find in a scary story, such as: -The language of horror (example: eerie, blood-curdling and terrifying) -The building of suspense to create suspense and reader engagement -Unique and unusual characters -Shocking events or unexpected twists that the reader could not possibly predict -Descriptive words that create a sensory experience -An ending that may leave the reader feeling uncomfortable, that the story could be true…
Story length: 200 - 300 words
Task Criteria: -Appropriate story structure (introduction, conflict and resolution) -Sentences and paragraphing -Punctuation and spelling -Consistency of tense -Genre representation (language use and vocabulary) -Creativity – quality of writing
Useful tips: Preparation 1) Decide on the plot of the story (based on – own ideas, movie, real story, nightmare etc).
2) Decide on location for setting and create the ‘context’ of the story – Is it set in the past? In a particular country? Is the story a consequence of past events? What social, cultural and environmental factors will be included to make your story authentic?
3) Decide of the number and ‘types’ of characters.
Develop your plot 1) Decide the ‘main action’ for the story – (Examples: accident, murder, an escape, a meeting etc)
2) Create the ‘scene’ – the environmental or atmospheric elements that make the story scary (example: an abandoned farm house in the middle of a cold, snowy night)
3) A strong ending for resolution – needs to be satisfying for the reader, so they are not left asking questions
Important things to consider -Plan it out – in point form, in the order they should go -Take care of details – your reader needs to see, hear and experience what you intended them to! -Edit – proof read your own work for errors and improvements -Get someone else to read your story – have you succeeded in scaring the reader?
SPOOKY FRIDAY
Attendance: Олеся Гольдина, Дмитрий Люкманов, Александра Бедненко, Мария Горшенина, Анна Перепелицына,Демьян Огородов, Юлия Огородова, Дмитрий Ефимов, Arianna Scroccaro, Martina Bergamaschi, Анна Манченкова,
IN CLASS:
TALKING POINT Does Halloween really matter in Russia? Are you going to celebrate it? Why/Why not?
YOUR ESSAYS Teacher's notes
YOUTUBE PROJECT Your verdict on the presentations of Dmitry, Ann, Alexandra and Andrew. What would you want to do to better your presentation skills?
HOME TASK Study pack on Education (Finland's schools)
B) WRITING Write a spooky story.
Genre: A short story (Narrative) written to SCARE (and amuse) the reader. The writer uses descriptive language and imagery and techniques (such as building suspense or tension or leaving details to the reader’s imagination) to stimulate the reader’s imagination.
Your Task: You are to write a short horror story that includes many of the traditional elements that you would expect to find in a scary story, such as:
- The language of horror (example: eerie, blood-curdling and terrifying)
- The building of suspense to create suspense and reader engagement
- Unique and unusual characters
- Shocking events or unexpected twists that the reader could not possibly predict
- Descriptive words that create a sensory experience
- An ending that may leave the reader feeling uncomfortable, that the story could be true…
Story length: 200 - 300 words
Task Criteria:
- Appropriate story structure (introduction, conflict and resolution)
- Sentences and paragraphing
- Punctuation and spelling
- Consistency of tense
- Genre representation (language use and vocabulary)
- Creativity – quality of writing
Useful tips:
Preparation
1) Decide on the plot of the story (based on – own ideas, movie, real story, nightmare etc).
2) Decide on location for setting and create the ‘context’ of the story – Is it set in the past? In a particular country? Is the story a consequence of past events? What social, cultural and environmental factors will be included to make your story authentic?
3) Decide of the number and ‘types’ of characters.
Develop your plot
1) Decide the ‘main action’ for the story – (Examples: accident, murder, an escape, a meeting etc)
2) Create the ‘scene’ – the environmental or atmospheric elements that make the story scary (example: an abandoned farm house in the middle of a cold, snowy night)
3) A strong ending for resolution – needs to be satisfying for the reader, so they are not left asking questions
Important things to consider
- Plan it out – in point form, in the order they should go
- Take care of details – your reader needs to see, hear and experience what you intended them to!
- Edit – proof read your own work for errors and improvements
- Get someone else to read your story – have you succeeded in scaring the reader?
A few useful Websites:
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Horror-Story
http://www.advancedwriters.com/custom-ghostwriting/how-to-write-a-ghost-story.html
http://litreactor.com/columns/storyville-writing-horror-stories